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CBC Radio 1 - The Next Chapter with Shelagh Rogers

2009-05-30T06:18:54-07:00

My monologue about that one time in grade seven when I got in trouble for reading airs today on CBC Radio 1 at 3pm and and Sirius 137 at 1pm. You can also hear the episode podcast right now, or anytime. Note that Mariko & Jillian Tamaki of Skim fame are also featured in [...]

“It’s called Two-step because it has two steps“

2009-04-22T18:36:18-07:00

I ended my hiatus from breaking last night with back-to-back Break and Break-Fusion classes with Helen at Studio Sweatshop. I so missed the feeling of my hands on the floor and my elbows on my knees, and my weight on my head, etc, etc… It felt amazing to get back to it. I decided to go [...]

Retroblogging: March trip - LA movie theatres

2009-04-21T05:00:04-07:00

One of the things I loved best about LA (aside from the tendency of Los Angelenos to say charming things like “oh, all the best artists come from Canada!” and the beautiful way they have of valuing creative labour in general) is that despite the bigness of LA, the city still believes in and uses [...]

Retroblogging: March trip- Lisa Yee in Pasadena

2009-04-20T05:00:23-07:00

On my very last day in LA, Cecil & I drove to Pasadena for the launch of Lisa Yee’s Absolutely Maybe. I was excited because I’d been hearing pretty consistently all over the internet how awesome Lisa is, and also because I’d actually read the book, which is a more rare experience than you might [...]

Retroblogging: March trip- Griffith Park Observatory

2009-04-18T09:00:59-07:00

Looking back over these photos, I can still remember the exact temperature (brisk) and smell (outdoorsy) of the air in this place on this day. The trails that lead from to and around the Observatory in Griffith Park give you amazing views of all of LA, from the city to the sky. The iconic sign. We hiked around [...]